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| verifiedrevid = 424990323
| Name = Yttrium aluminium borate
| Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers
| CASNo = 13813-76-8
| PubChem = 117065339
|   InChI=1/3Al.4BO3.Y/c;;;4*2-1(3)4;/q3*+3;4*-3;+3
| StdInChI=1S/3Al.4BO3.Y/c;;;4*2-1(3)4;/q3*+3;4*-3;+3
| StdInChIKey = XKVPKGQXTWIKDR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
| SMILES = B([O-])([O-])[O-].B([O-])([O-])[O-].B([O-])([O-])[O-].B([O-])([O-])[O-].[Al+3].[Al+3].[Al+3].[Y+3]
  }}
| Section2 = {{Chembox Properties
|   Formula = YAl<sub>3</sub>(BO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>4</sub>
|   MolarMass =
  }}
| Section3 = {{Chembox Structure
|Structure_ref=<ref>{{cite book | last1=Luo | first1=Z. D. | last2=Lin | first2=J. T. | last3=Jiang | first3=A. D. | last4=Huang | first4=Y. C. | last5=Qui | first5=M. W. | chapter=Features and Applications of a New Self-Frequency-Doubling Laser Crystal - NYAB | editor-first1=Jui T. | editor-last1=Lin | title=Growth, Characterization, and Applications of Laser Host and Nonlinear Crystals | publisher=SPIE |volume=1104|journal=Proceedings of SPIE| date=1989-09-25 | doi=10.1117/12.960589 | page=132}}</ref>
| SpaceGroup = R32, No. 155
| LattConst_a = 0.9293&nbsp;nm
| LattConst_b = 0.9293&nbsp;nm
| LattConst_c = 0.7245&nbsp;nm
}}
}}
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'''Nd:YAB''' ('''Yttrium aluminum borate''', '''YAl<sub>3</sub>(BO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>4</sub>''', hereafter referred to as '''YAB'''), is a type of [[frequency doubling|frequency-doubling]] crystal with applications to [[visible light|visible]] laser technology.  

YAB crystals are grown by the [[flux method]] with a modified [[molybdate]] flux system.  They may enable [[DPSS|diode-pumped]] visible-light [[laser]]s through frequency doubling of the main [[infrared]] spectral lines.

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[[Category:Borates]]
[[Category:Aluminium compounds]]
[[Category:Yttrium compounds]]
[[Category:Self-frequency-doubling materials]]
[[Category:Crystals]]
[[Category:Laser gain media]]

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